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India expands Russian marine insurance options
India has also extended the registration of Russia's Soglasie...
APAC Cat Report:Economic losses of $76 bn,Insured losses at $7 bn in 2025, says Aon
Extreme heat is also emerging as one of Asia Pacific’s most...
Singapore general insurance market’s gross written premiums rise 8.4% to S$6.09 billion in 2025
Despite the higher claim environment, the domestic segment strengthened its underwriting performance. Underwriting profit rose 32% to S$289 million in 2025, up from S$219 million in 2024. This reflects the continued resilience of Singapore’s general insurance market....
Chaucer and Ceto launch Lloyd’s marine MGA, integrating real-time vessel data into underwriting
With the global fleet now averaging more than 22 years of service, vessel age and other uniform parameters in isolation are an increasingly blunt indicator of risk. The MGA's underwriting method aligns insurance capacity more closely with demonstrated performance and...
More than 40 energy assets across 9 countries in ME “severely or very severely” damaged by war
The strikes last week on the Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas complex, which houses the world’s biggest export plant, reinforce concerns that turning the taps back on won’t be quick or easy, with an official estimate of as long as five years to repair the...
Iran reviews U.S. proposal to end Gulf war with initial negative response
Publicly, Iranian officials poured withering scorn on the prospect of any negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. But an apparent delay in delivering a formal response to Pakistan, which delivered a 15-point proposal on behalf of...
US jury finds Meta and Google liable for damages in social media addiction trial, to pay $3 million
The case involves a 20-year-old woman who said she became addicted to Google's YouTube and Meta's Instagram at a young age because of their attention-grabbing design. The jury found Google and Meta were negligent in the design of both apps and failed to warn about...
Foreign ships from friendly countries allowed in Strait of Hormuz, says Iran
Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter have said, the latest sign of its control over the world’s most important maritime energy route. The war in the West Asia has all-but...
Markel expands its APAC W&I business, makes new appointments in Hong Kong and India
Kevin Leung, Chief Underwriting Officer, Asia-Pacific, said: “Expanding our W&I capabilities across Asia Pacific is a natural progression, as demand for highly technical transactional risk solutions increases. Establishing dedicated underwriting presence in Hong...
Lloyd’s of London receives license to set up operations in India’s GIFT-IFSC
Two of Lloyd's Syndicates, Syndicate 2047 set up by Bobby Swarup' Niyam Group and Syndicate 2454, belonging to Africa Specialty Risks(ASR), have already announced their decisions to be part Lloyd's platform in the GIFT-IFSC. GIFT City/Mumabi:Lloyd's of London, world's...
Victor Kuk to succeed Franz-Josef Hahn as Peak Re’s new CEO
Victor Kuk, CEO, designate, Peak Re Kuk, who will be taking over from Apr 20, is currently based in Singapore and handles markets like India, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, for Swiss Re. Hong Kong:Victor Kuk, Swiss Re's Head of Client Markets for P&C reinsurance...
Chinese Insurer Ping An’s offshore unit reconsiders US exposure
Ping An Overseas Holdings is building a portfolio of around $60 billion overseas, with some of that going to investment assets in the US, Tung said. “Now, we think about whether we should trim down a bit, even though the overall portfolio is still very small anyway.”...